Christophe Courteau / Sand hopper buries in sand {Talitrus saltator} Brittany France

Mark Moffett / Native South African Fynbos, ant buries seeds of plant so they can reproduce

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Namib Sanddiver (Aporosaura anchietae) buries itself in sand to escape heat and predators, Namib Desert, Namibia

Norbert Wu / Peacock Sole (Pardachirus pavoninus) buries itself in sand during the day and releases a milky toxin that stuns predators, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Constantinos Petrinos / Veined / Marginated octopus {Octopus marginatus} folds crisp bag in half and buries itself in seabed behind crisp bag for protection. Lembeh, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Constantinos Petrinos / Veined / Marginated octopus {Octopus marginatus} climbs into shell for protection and buries it in seabed using its funnel and legs. Shells are found in seabed and dug up and cleaned by octopus. Lembe...

Constantinos Petrinos / Veined / Marginated octopus {Octopus marginatus} joins two half coconut shells to form complete shell for protection and buries itself in seabed. Shells are found in seabed and dug up and cleaned by o...

Rick Tomlinson / Maxi yacht "Rothmans" buries her bow under spinnaker on a breezy Sydney-Hobart run, 1991.